The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-03-05
CLOSING HOURS OF CONGRESS.
Heated Debate in the Senate Be-
tween Hoar and Blackburn.

An extra session of Congress, in order
to complete the Appropriation bills, will
not be held, as was thought probable the
first of the week, as the work was all COM
pleted at noon yesterday and the 49th Con-
gress expired by constitutional limitation.
The immense amount of work done the
past week shows the capacity of Congress
when driven by necessity Nor was there
much hurried work, for all the important
bills passed had been under consideration
for month or more.
On Thursday there was lively tilt in
the Senate between Senator Hoar, of Mass
achusetts, and Senators Beck and Black
burn (the latter well-known in Carroll,
where he has addressed the people, The
discussion was provoked by the Massachu-
sets Senator, who inteUected in his re-
marks on the report of the conference COM
mittee on the Sundry Civil Bill some re-
Elections on Speaker Carlisle, as to his con
duct in reference to the revision of the tariff
in the House.
Mr.. Beck--aI have no right to know on
this floor whether the statements made by
the Senator from Massachusetts are true or
not. If they are true, and if they are in
vasions of rights, they are invasions of the
rights of the House of Representatives, and
there are Representatives there able to take
care of themselves, The Speaker of the
House is also able to take care of himself
against any and all who see fit to attack
him. MIR. Blaine's name has been brought
up and contrasted with the present Speaker.
There never has been in that chair man
of more undoubted integrity, man OF
greater fairness or of more ability than the
present Speaker of that House, and | think
it is not fair
Mr.. Harris Nor becoming"
Mr.. Beck-''It is not fair, say, to at
tack him behind his back when no man
dares to attack him before his face, ask
the Senator from Massachusetts, to go over
to the House and get some of the able Re-
publicans on that floor to make this charge,
and | will guarantee that the Speaker will
come down from the chair and refute all
the SANDERS which they dare heap upon
him. | have no idea that he has violated
any rule of that body, or any rule OF cour-
tesy, or any rule of honor"
Mr.. Harris-"I ask the Senator from
Massachusetts (parliamentarian as he Isl if
he is prepared to assert that he, as mem
Der of this house, has right to criticise on
the floor of this house member of the
other house r
Mr.. Hoar-I am prepared to assert, on
49,. n, n on, bor Nc tho
that have the right to do everything that
/ have done and to say everything that |
have said. | am dealing with an assertion
of constitutional power, which, if it pass
unrebuked and it be successful, will turn
the whole legislative mechanism of this
country into a farce.
Mr. Blackburn took the floor and said
II do not think that the Speaker of the
American Congress needs any defense from
an attack like that emanating from such
quarter. The idea of the Senator from
Massachusetts assuming to stand on this
floor and preach homilies on non-partisan
legislation is more absurd than the devil
prating about the scheme Of universal re-
demption. Wherever the name of that
Speaker of the House is known and recog-
pizs2uIHaughout this country or through
rnf it is synonym for all that
out the worfS that is fair, and for an i'm
is decent for am is able. His Republic
mense deal OF what ID House (outsiI
can colleagues in tbs1Roe of
mere formal methods) have at5ested their
appreciation of his great qualities by en-
during mementoes and souvenirs, and have
given proof of their appreciation Of the